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The Virtual Union Catalog: A Comparative Study

Appendix: Z39.50 Search Results

The tables below show the differences between searches in MELVYL with the campus AT and the same searches performed on the campus catalog through Z39.50. Where numbers are positive it means that more records were returned from the campus system than from MELVYL; and conversely, where numbers are negative it means that there were more retrievals from the union catalog than from the campus catalog on that same search.

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DRA

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III-2

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ABBEY

-12

129

-2

-2

-2

4

AMALDI

-1

2

0

0

0

0

ARELLANO

5

2

-14

-12

-14

-42

AURELIUS

307

-155

-211

-213

-197

-313

BARTSCH

-80

7

2

4

4

38

BEAUVOIR

14

2

1

4

2

17

BEAUVOIR SIMONE

21

-1

2

5

3

15

BELL, DAVID

4

-6

-11

-10

-9

-16

BLALOCK, ANN

1

1

0

0

0

0

BOGDANOV

21

-6

12

11

19

39

BRIGHT, WILLIAM

-3

1

1

0

0

2

BRITTEN, J

-4

-11

-1

-2

-1

-2

BRITTEN, JAMES

17

-6

0

-1

-1

-1

BUDDEN

-4

0

6

7

5

11

CHEN YI

-82

-44

35

9

-4

-12

CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM

210

0

-3

-4

-4

-2

DAVIES

-663

-60

-129

-137

-126

113

DE GENNES

-1

-10

-8

-7

-8

-10

DECI EDWARD

1

0

0

0

0

0

DEFOE

35

55

2

7

2

53

DESAI

-30

-3

2

0

3

12

DONZELOT

0

0

0

1

0

1

EARLEY

-2

1

-7

-5

1

0

ELLEN DUBOIS

1

-7

-8

-8

-9

-9

FELLER, DANIEL

0

0

0

0

0

0

FITZGERALD

118

-4

-123

-137

-106

-122

FLORES, FERNANDO

12

-1

0

0

0

-1

GESCHWIND

-1

1

1

0

0

1

GONZALES

120

-38

-57

-47

-29

-51

GOULD, J

-192

-150

-36

-36

-34

-51

HAIN, L

-11

-5

0

-4

0

-2

HAND

462

33

735

1163

868

1973

HARRISON, LOU

-6

0

2

26

69

148

HAVELOCK

-12

-7

-69

-70

-53

-71

HESSE, HERMANN

512

-13

-3

4

-4

31

HOLSTEIN

116

34

-20

-20

-15

-17

HOWES

-38

5

-8

-6

-6

-5

IMMANUEL KANT

115

-146

-145

-121

-113

-191

IRENE TINKER

0

-10

-10

-7

-8

-11

J.RUBINSTEIN

-11

-16

-17

-12

-3

-18

KANT

1124

12

263

252

193

357

KASKEL,

-4

-1

-1

-1

-1

-2

LABOV, WILLIAM

2

4

0

0

0

3

LAGERKVIST

14

0

3

4

0

19

LAKS

-3

0

57

44

39

54

LANDAR, HERBERT

0

0

0

1

0

0

LANGSTON HUGHES

19

-91

-64

-64

-86

-103

MARTIN WINKLER

2

-1

-4

-2

-5

-4

MARY BEARD

-7

-32

-27

-29

-22

-32

MAY, ROBERT

48

5

-1

0

-1

-2

MCDOWALL DAVID

-1

-3

1

3

2

-1

MOWAT

-6

0

3

0

2

8

NORMAN DAVIES

2

-19

-9

-11

-7

-22

OCTAVIO PAZ

-6

-158

-122

-137

-125

-169

OLAF

-46

-66

-176

-193

-149

-220

OLMSTEAD

36

-17

-3

1

-2

-2

OPPENHEIM

-65

-16

128

95

103

261

PELED

-1

0

-2

-2

-2

-3

PERNIS

0

7

0

0

0

0

PHILLIPS, HERBERT

19

0

-2

-3

-1

-1

PHILLIPS, KATHRYN

1

0

0

0

1

0

PILCHER

-13

1

-1

1

2

2

PRAUSNITZ, JM

-9

-8

-8

-6

-3

-8

RICHARDS, J

-126

-177

-43

-40

-37

-58

ROSENBLUM, L.A.

-10

-10

-10

-10

-11

-11

RUMELHART, DAVID

0

0

0

0

0

0

SAATY, THOMAS

-2

0

0

0

0

2

SAGAN, CARL

-5

-1

-2

2

-3

0

SANGREN

0

0

1

0

0

0

SCHUMPETER

27

-1

-1

4

0

-1

SEBER, G.A.F.

-9

-8

0

0

0

2

SHAFER

-45

-1

-6

-14

-4

8

SHRYOCK

-2

3

0

-1

0

2

SILVERMAN

-70

-8

-15

-8

-6

10

SIMON, HERBERT

28

-31

-31

-1

-2

-19

SINGLETON

6

-7

-5

-11

-29

-1

STALLINGS, WILLIAM

-1

0

2

-2

-1

6

STOCKING, GEORGE

1

-2

0

0

0

0

THOMAS, DAVID

977

-26

-41

-39

-22

-32

TINKER

2

7

-5

1

-3

7

TINKER IRENE

0

0

0

0

0

2

TOMIYAMA

4

0

0

0

0

2

TUFTE, EDWARD

-2

2

0

0

0

3

UHDE

-4

1

1

2

1

4

WINKEL

-9

0

39

31

18

56

WOODRUFF, DAVID

19

0

0

0

0

1

YONGE

-43

1

-5

-17

0

14

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ADDICTION ALCOHOL

321

58

22

20

20

44

AERODYNAMICS

-446

31

-15

4

16

-327

AIRCRAFT

-2968

136

-71

-5

166

-349

AIRPLANES

-3233

-217

-102

-54

0

-1140

ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION

43

289

156

184

161

132

ALCOHOL PROHIBITION

18

18

3

3

2

2

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE

0

4

0

2

3

2

ALUMINIUM ALLOYS

14

12

1

0

4

0

AMERICAN DILEMMA

-18

85

27

74

54

72

AMPHIBIANS

-54

18

-6

36

6

-57

ANIMATION

-50

29

9

25

74

64

ANTIQUES

20

50

5

23

68

59

ANTS

62

46

0

33

41

38

ARGININE

6

3

3

2

0

3

ASILOMAR

-37

85

18

5

2

33

ATOMIC BOMB

443

10

-38

-8

171

-225

ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

-20

702

170

78

137

164

ATOMIC ENERGY-UNITED STATES

-464

496

-188

-374

189

168

AUSTRALIA HISTORY

-360

185

1

95

99

-788

AUTOMATION JAPAN

-5

19

3

0

4

3

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

-80

26

19

21

13

6

BIBLE COMMENTARY

179

612

333

377

215

197

BIBLIOTHECA PALATINA

2

0

0

1

1

1

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

19

105

55

34

22

13

BLOOD FLOW

-27

23

-8

11

9

-24

BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS

-2

3

2

0

1

3

BOOTSTRAP

-7

10

1

2

4

-5

BUSINESS ETHICS

-58

20

10

28

119

-88

CAT

227

945

-6

395

134

4246

CATALYST

-26

34

26

38

33

41

CATS

-81

94

-24

59

86

100

CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL

-26

911

203

75

19

236

CHEMICAL AGENTS MUNITIONS

-3

-1

-4

0

-2

-13

CITIZENSHIP, NATION

-10

14

4

12

15

12

CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO

-2411

304

29

53

86

57

COLLAGE

-63

-17

-43

-19

40

2

COMPARATIVE ECOLOGY

25

79

35

47

33

25

CONFORMAL

19

142

-2

6

27

-13

CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT

335

192

177

-23

123

30

CYBER#

-675

135

-392

-326

-190

-416

CYBERNETICS

285

71

25

1

122

-102

D MINOR

-7183

-1459

282

940

649

2546

DECISION SCIENCE

111

335

234

241

180

104

DETROIT

-283

3337

251

228

323

321

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

205

327

208

313

517

-111

DICTIONARY SCIENTIFIC NAMES

-1

5

0

3

0

2

DIET NUTRITION

804

968

418

218

182

20

DISPOSABLE

-8

2

-3

5

6

0

DOGS

-202

105

-18

59

128

-56

DRAMA

3561

3180

-1951

-1036

9959

-4707

EARL WARREN

-12

11

11

6

10

16

EAST GERMANY

-1785

-386

-239

-151

574

-1429

EAST GERMANY RELATIONS

-141

-19

-1

10

-23

-163

EFFECTS OF ABUSE

-23

129

81

58

49

42

ENGLISH ONLY

31

2135

80

351

43

385

ENZYME KINETICS

1

16

1

7

12

7

EQUINE

12

197

1

4

4

1

EXCHANGE OF TRACE

-8

6

1

5

3

7

EXPLOSIVES ENGINEERING

6

25

7

1

2

5

F TI

-11679

-3578

-1786

-761

-221

-7452

FACTORY JAPAN

-1

6

6

5

8

3

FAITH SCIENCE

-18

73

13

60

31

43

FERROMAG#

-134

2

-33

-27

-7

-69

FIRST LAW SCHOOL

-12

88

51

52

30

14

FIRST SCHOOL OF LAW

-17

84

51

52

30

14

FOOD DIET

690

556

232

195

168

26

FORBIDDEN

-10

23

7

41

25

47

FROGS

-49

14

-15

14

57

22

FUNCTIONAL DATA ANALYSIS

3

14

2

16

12

9

GALVANI VOLTA

0

0

0

0

0

1

GAMBLING

-162

-13

-2

7

39

-56

GENENTECH

-5

7

2

0

1

2

GLASSES

75

42

2

28

62

10

GO

-1355

398

-698

-834

-389

-1145

GREEK PHILOSOPHY

1161

279

193

195

312

-27

HEALTH ALCOHOL

10

954

201

219

130

246

HEART

-759

798

102

658

1272

635

HENRY FORD

9

150

-1

33

36

39

HIGH TECH

-186

52

17

22

12

25

HISTORY GREEK PHILOSOPHY

249

111

95

-20

106

24

HISTORY OF COSTUME

-683

-196

34

62

317

-428

HISTORY OF LAW

-9532

79

1290

1403

1813

-695

HISTORY OF NEW YORK

-2769

34336

1241

729

1306

-853

HISTORY WATCHES

7

12

4

5

3

-21

HUMAN RIGHTS

-1811

-425

81

139

351

-687

IBSEN

-9

124

-37

76

60

69

IDENTITY PAPERS

33

111

18

33

30

38

IMPEDANCE

-22

10

-7

3

2

-3

INOSITOL

-3

7

0

7

5

3

INTERNET

-41

765

36

99

225

-7

INTRODUCTION ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS

-1

0

4

1

2

4

INTRODUCTION GEOGRAPHY

2

147

33

95

55

64

INTRODUCTION SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

7

117

31

96

59

48

INTRODUCTORY PHILOSOPHY

0

100

28

42

28

26

ITALIAN WOMEN

55

87

24

54

53

-30

JOHN L. LEWIS

-84

123

2

188

128

206

JOHN LEWIS

40

956

-3

180

128

200

JOSEPH MCCARTHY

-4

35

-42

10

8

-46

JOURNAL OF AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS

-1

4

8

8

3

10

KINETICS

738

347

-10

16

112

-32

KITCHEN

-75

155

-1

48

79

51

KNOSSOS

-5

-2

0

0

2

0

LASER SURGERY

-8

20

21

3

8

-28

LATIN ENGLISH DICTIONARY

-69

73

16

34

16

14

LATINOS

16

-13

-19

-12

26

15

LAW SCHOOL

-1270

657

386

441

390

726

LEGAL EDUCATION

36

170

327

453

230

169

LEGAL HISTORY

4

438

397

494

441

167

LIFE BLOOD

18

103

49

104

63

87

LOCATION DECISION

-18

10

10

10

8

-3

LOS ANGELES EDUCATION

56

316

120

243

129

148

MALAYSIA HISTORY

17

6

1

14

13

-83

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

-270

29

-6

37

50

39

MASTURBATION

-6

10

-2

1

7

-11

MEDICAL NEMESIS

-2

0

1

0

1

0

MENTAL RETARDATION

-249

-2

-76

-90

70

-157

MICROBIAL PRODUCTION

1

19

4

11

8

10

MICROORGANISMS

-45

-447

-85

-42

37

-268

MOM

-12

13

1

18

26

21

N-NITROSAMINES

0

10

13

9

6

8

NB

-23

352

-49

-26

-5

-54

NETWORK

-1008

1005

761

430

983

-51

NOVARA

-9

75

0

2

2

6

NUCLEAR CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL

22

20

11

21

19

6

O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO

-47

1

3

18

3

28

OCCUPATION

961

-56

-172

-43

598

-1112

OCKHAM

-39

24

-13

5

9

-3

ORIGIN MAN

-88

70

-33

12

64

-46

OSTEOPOROSIS

-4

8

1

3

5

5

PEARL

-92

646

4

110

175

121

PERMEABILITY

-294

-19

-41

-44

41

-117

PERON

-65

25

-33

3

15

-80

PETER THE GREAT

-334

1210

-1

210

147

92

PLANES

-211

-12

-35

7

30

-231

POLISH-ENGLISH

-238

654

-11

22

31

15

POLUPROVODNIK#

-262

2

-3

-2

-3

-27

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS

-10

15

-1

6

18

-39

POLYMER SCIENCE

142

406

188

92

106

231

POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS

0

11

6

5

2

3

POLYPHEMUS

-1

0

0

0

4

-9

POSSESSION

-406

146

-5

51

78

52

POSTERS

11

65

0

12

30

-596

POSTHUMOUS WRITINGS

-1

10

-1

4

1

3

PROPERTIES OF GASES

-70

39

19

24

25

-1

PUBLIC PRISONS

20

40

27

28

20

9

RACISM

-199

14

-30

59

192

-413

RADIO HISTORY

40

140

64

77

58

-145

RELIGION IN AN AGE OF SCIENCE

-21

-6

10

20

11

19

SAINT PETERSBURG

-383

-407

-55

-271

73

-289

SALISH

3

8

7

6

26

-14

SAN LUIS

-411

324

9

86

67

66

SEX

-1685

-267

-400

-68

4038

-4853

SHOES

-68

54

-9

51

68

80

SIENA PAINTING

-5

-5

-1

1

1

-22

SIGMA

62

167

36

35

26

90

SOCIAL ANIMAL

143

265

121

148

147

50

SPECTACLES

70

25

-2

26

41

32

ST. PETERSBURG

-615

23

363

37

207

132

STATIONARY

0

294

82

112

84

177

STOCHASTIC PROCESSES

-162

18

-9

5

402

-433

SUFFRAGE

-7

-62

-81

-20

-22

-512

SULFITES

-1

1

0

1

0

1

TECHNOLOGY PROLIFERATION

397

12

11

11

12

15

THE FRONT LINE

-93

24

3

13

16

19

THE INVERTEBRATES

-1114

-276

17

69

342

-87

THEATER - HISTORY - 19TH CENTURY

-353

65

30

-133

42

-184

TOBACCO CARCINOGENESIS

0

2

2

1

1

3

TOBACCO SMOKE

91

16

10

19

17

-14

TORTOISE

-5

15

1

32

17

22

TOYS

-27

28

-1

36

31

-12

TREES

613

382

-30

116

373

67

US SPANISH

43

468

8069

10682

6378

18594

USEFUL KNOWLEDGE

59

90

10

19

10

30

WATCHES

-15

18

-3

15

11

-29

WECHSLER

-8

80

1

4

9

0

WIESEL

-8

75

-19

5

15

-11

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE

-85

51

37

61

97

10

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ATOMIC ENERGY

-73

1051

9

10

7

8

BETWEEN THE ACTS

4

0

1

2

1

3

BIOCHEMISTRY

-319

1990

92

64

42

185

CARDIOLOGY

-4

405

18

1

0

15

COMPENSATION

-200

1632

21

19

8

25

CULTURAL VALUES

-5

21

0

1

0

0

DIALECTIC OF SEX

0

0

0

0

0

0

DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN SLANG

2

3

2

1

1

2

DICTIONARY OF WORD ROOTS

-1

-1

0

0

0

1

ENGLISH HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS

-2

0

0

0

0

0

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066

0

0

1

0

1

0

GENERAL RELATIVITY

-15

65

6

1

6

4

MICROBIOLOGY

-76

1125

51

26

15

70

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

1

15

9

1

2

10

PLANT BIOLOGY

12

29

11

14

14

5

PROPERTIES OF GASES

-3

10

0

0

0

0

PSYCHODYNAMIC

-17

46

23

22

17

31

RANDOM HOUSE DICTIONARY

-5

0

2

2

1

6

SEPTEMBER

-34

15247

8

14

8

35

THE FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOANALYSIS

-1

1

1

1

1

2

THE PROCESS

-573

75

289

276

177

392

THE SOCIAL ANIMAL

-7

1

2

0

3

1

THE VISUAL DISPLAY OF QUANTITATIVE INFORMAT

-3

-1

0

0

0

1

VOICE

-566

1262

448

497

461

763

WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMS

-2

0

0

0

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